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G. W. EVANS.

MILK OR CREAM CAN.

No. 323,864. Patented Aug. 4, 1885.

NITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

GEORGE W. EVANS, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

MILK OR CREAM CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 323,864, dated August4, 1885.

Application filed May 13, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. EVANS, a citizen of the United States,residing in Baltimore, in the county of Baltimore and State of Maryland,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Milk or Cream Cans;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,and in which Figure 1 is a side view of one of my improved milk-cans,showing the same locked and sealed and ready for transportation. Fig. 2is a perspective view of the top of the can with the cover removed. Fig.3 is a perspective view of the annular brace-ring detached. Fig. 4 is aside view showing the opposite side of the said ring. Fig. 5 is aperspective view showing the cover of the can in an inverted position.Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view of the can with the cover inposition and locked. Figs. 7 and 8 are detail views of the sectionsthrough the joint, as shown in Fig. 6, but on an enlarged scale; andFig. 9 is a perspective view of the rim F.

The same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures.

This invention relates to milk or cream cans; and it consists in certainimprovements on the device for which Letters Patent of the United StatesNo. 274,745 were granted to myself on the 27th day of March, 1883. Thisdevice consisted of a milk-can having a peculiarly-constructed hollowtubular neck, with elbow-slots and a lock-spring, in combination with aflanged cover and a separate and detachable lock-collar. My presentimprovement consists in constructing the cover and lock-collar in asingle piece, thereby rendering the manipulation more convenient.

The invention also consists in the arrcngementwithin the tubular neck ofan annular ring or brace which is provided with L-shaped reoessesregistering with the elbow-slots for the reception of thelocking-catches, a recess for the reception of the lockin g-spring, andaflange extending outwardly below the latter recess, in order to preventaccess to and tampering with the spring.

With these ends in view, the invention consists in the improvedconstruction, arrangement, and combination of parts which will hehereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A desig-.

hates the body of the milk-can, B the breast of the same, and O theneck. The latter is provided at its upper edge with an annularcast-metal ring or collar, 1), the upper edge of which has aninwardly-extending annular flange, E, against which the upper edge ofthe neck 0 of the can abuts. The said ring or collar, which is inclosedand covered by a sheet-metal rim, F, is provided on diametricallyopposite sides with L-shaped recesses H H, registering with theelbow-slots I I, formed in the rim E.

The rim F, ring or collar D, and neck 0 are secured together by means ofrivets or other suitable fastening devices. oesses His provided with alateral extension, J, in which is secured a spring, K, extending underthe elbow-slot I and provided with a downturned lip, L, the object ofwhich will be presently set forth. The said ring or collar is alsoprovided at its lower edge, below the recess H J, with anoutwardlyextending flange, M.

N is the cover, which is provided with the handle 0, collar P, fittingin the neck of the can, a flange, Q, resting upon and extending over theupper edge of the neck of the canand its surrounding collar, and a rimor collar, R, extending downwardly from the said flange One of the re- 1and adapted to fit around the rim F of the neck of the can. The rim orcollar It is provided on its inner side with lugs S S, adapted to engagethe elbowslots I I and recesses H H, and near one of the said lugs thesaid collar is provided with a vertical slot, T..

In operai ion ,the coveris placed upon the neck of the can, as shown inFig.6 of the drawings, in such a manner as to cause the lugs S S toengage the elbow-slots I I and recesses H H, after which the cover isturned to one side, thereby causing one of the lugs S S to engage thelock-spring K. A seal may then be placed over the opening or slot T, asdescribed in my patent to which reference has been made above, therebypreventing access to the spring, which must be depressed by a key orsuitable instru' went, in order to enable the cover to be re moved. Theflange M of the cast-metal ring or collar 1), which extends outwardlybelow the recess 11 J of the latter, prevents tampering with thelock-spring from the bottom of said recess by inserting some instrumentbetween thelower edges of the collarD and rim F.

The operation and advantages of this invention will be readilyunderstood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with thedrawings hereto annexed. The construction is simple and inexpensive.There are no loose or extra parts which would be liable to get lost. Theeoveris stifi'ened and braced by the collar R, which forms a partthereof, and the neck of the can is also greatly strengthened by thering or collar D.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLettters Patent of the United States- The combination of the milk-can,the castmetal collar surrounding the neck of the same and havingL-shaped recesses on diametricallyopposite sides, alock-springreceptacle extending laterally from one of said recesses, anda bottom flange extending outwardly below the latter recess, thesurrounding rim having elbow slots, the lock-spring arranged as hereinGEORGE W. EVANS.

Witnesses:

JonN T. Arms, LOUIS BAG-GER.

